July 21, 2006 — Canada’s Guillaume Blais-Dufour (Volkswagen-Trek) won Stage 6, a 107.6 km road race from Amos to Val-d’Or at the Tour de l’Abitibi today, while fellow Canuck, 2006 Canadian junior road champ Mark Hinnen (Team Ontario) continues to lead overall.
Results (brief)
Stage 6
1. Guillaume Blais-Dufour (Can) Volkswagen-Trek 2:28:37
2. Hayato Yoshida (Jap) Japan 0:03
3. Guillaume Boivin (Can) 0:03
4. Cole House (USA) Baraboo Sharks 0:03
5. Thomas Chamon (Bel) SG Macs-Kolesÿde 0:03
6. Masakazu Ito (Jap) 0:03
7. Sander Verhaeghe (Bel) Lotto Davitamon VC Ardennes 0:03
8. Romain Matheou (Fra) Pôles Espoirs 0:03
9. Joey Rosskopf (USA) Southeastern Regional Team :03
10. Dale Beaton (Can) Ontario 0:03
GC after Stage 6
1. Mark Hinnen (Can) 8:29:04
2. William Goodfellow (Can) 0:16
3. Guillaume Boivin (Can) 0:30
4 Charlie Bryer (Can) 0:37
5. Kevin Soller (USA) 0:53
6. Vincent Blouin (Can) Québec 1:17
7. Masakazu Ito (Jap)1:18
8. Lars Andersson (Swe) 1:19
9. Sander Verhaeghe (Bel) Lotto Davitamon VC Ardennes 1:20
10. Julian Arredondo (Col) Colombie 1:20
Brown Jersey (leader) – Mark Hinnen (Canada)
Orange Jersey (Points) – Mark Hinnen (Canada)
Blue Jersey (Best first year junior) – Guillaume Boivin (Canada)